Petter Furuseth Olsen

Infobox Football biography
playername = Petter Furuseth Olsen
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|8|14
cityofbirth = Tønsberg
countryofbirth = Norway
position = Midfielder (retired)
years = 2001-2003
2004
2004-2006
2007
2007
2008
clubs = SK Brann
Örebro SK
Hammarby IF
Stabæk IF
Viborg FF
FC Midtjylland
caps(goals) = 75 (20)
16 0(4)
57 (16)
04 0(0)
17 0(2)
16 0(2)

Petter Furuseth Olsen (born August 14, 1978) is a former Norwegian footballer. Olsen signed with Viborg FF on June 21, 2007 and only 6 month later he moved to the local rival FC Midtjylland for probably five to ten million DKK.

Biography

Furuseth Olsen was born and raised in Tønsberg, just south of the Norwegian capital; Oslo. He started his career at age 7 at the local team Flint. His performances in his teens earned him 9 caps at the Norwegian junior national football team.

After turning 18, Furuseth Olsen transferred to "Tønsberg's pride", EIK Tønsberg in the 3rd highest level in Norway. His talents were not spotted until the year 2000, when SK Brann made him an offer. In 2001, the quick striker got his debut in the Norwegian Premier League were he was an immediate success, scoring 10 goals in 26 matches.

Olsen's stay in Brann lasted for 3 seasons, before his career brought him to Sweden and Örebro SK. During the first half of the 2004 season, Olsen was a great attraction in the Allsvenskan, and it didn't take long until he caught the eye of Hammarby IF. In September 2004, a Örebro in heavy debts was forced to sell their star to league rivals Hammarby IF.

In Stockholm, Furuseth Olsen was transformed from striker to right winger, but still showed himself as a goalgetting player.In October 2006, Furuseth Olsen made it clear that he were to leave Hammarby and Sweden, to return home to Norway, the reason being that he wanted to gain a spot on the Norwegian national football team.

In Denmark he is well-known for his dribblings and tecnics.

Former clubs

External links

* [http://resol.dr.dk/sportservice_person.aspx?personid=341111 Career stats] at Danmarks Radio

Persondata
NAME= Olsen, Petter Furuseth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Olsen, Petter Furuseth
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professionel footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1978-8-14
PLACE OF BIRTH= Tønsberg, Norway
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=